Agreed. I don't think this is a Loria/Marlins situation. Let's see where the Astros are in a couple of years.

I'm not advocating a total rebuild for the Sox, but it wouldn't shock me if the Astros are back in the playoffs before the Sox are.

Really....what is the point in spending money on bad or middling free Agents when you aren't even close to competing anyway? If they stock pile their money/invest it for future years in 2015 maybe they go out and spend more of that money. They are in a division with Tex/LAA, they have to pick a time they think they are ready to start spending money.